Experience

Fidia Co

• Applications Engineer

  • Jan 2007 - Present

  Travel to customer locations for machine and software training for Fidia high speed 5 axis milling machines and numerical controls.Provide time studies and perform test cuts for many projects in the mold, aerospace and medical fields.Provide training for Designers, Programmers, and Operators of Fidia controls and machinery.Project Coordinator for all trade show milling applications.Develop manuals and training documentation for Fidia machines and software.CAD/CAM assistance… Travel to customer locations for machine and software training for Fidia high speed 5 axis milling machines and numerical controls.Provide time studies and perform test cuts for many projects in the mold, aerospace and medical fields.Provide training for Designers, Programmers, and Operators of Fidia controls and machinery.Project Coordinator for all trade show milling applications.Develop manuals and training documentation for Fidia machines and software.CAD/CAM assistance for our customers; Use of Tebis, OpenMind, Surfcam, m&h form inspect and many other software programs. Show more Show less



PRECISION SHOOTING EQUIPMENT

• Journeyman Mold Maker

  • Jan 2005 - Mar 2007

  Tool Room Manager; project coordination between design and manufacturing. Scheduling for the production of tooling and manufacturing support.



DURIVAGE PATTERN

• Journeyman Mold Maker

  • Jan 1998 - Oct 2005



AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN

• Tool Room Machinist

  • Dec 1990 - Dec 1998

  ID, OD and surface grinding of carbide tooling to exacting tolerance.Line support machining for continuous production operation.Leader of several employee participation teams.Research and development for many can manufacturing innovations.



DURIVAGE PATTERN

• Journeyman Mold Maker

  • Sep 1986 - Dec 1990

  Completion of Mold Maker state approved apprentice program. Primary requirements were 600 classroom hours (3.8 GPA) and 10,000 working hours.Construction of molds using many manual and CNC machines.Manual operations of mold building; spotting, benching, hydraulic and pneumatic plumbing and precision assembly.



SUPERIOR MANUFACTURING

• CNC Programmer

  • Mar 1985 - Sep 1986

  Programming and setup for 16 CNC lathes for production of automotive gears. Fixture design, first article run off and cycle time optimization prior to turning over the lathes for production runs.



BLACK MACHINE COMPANY

• Welder/Toolroom Machinist

  • May 1980 - Mar 1985

  Fabricate weldments for the heavy equipment industry and military.Tool room machinist, manual and CNC machining in a job shop atmosphere.